UK Literary Tour

A tour for all book lovers! London and Edinburgh are well known for their contributions to literature, both modern and classic. London was home to William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, George Orwell and many other great writers.There is a wealth of literary sights and experiences to be had, as well as exceptional museums and monuments.

Edinburgh also has a rich literary history, as the home of modern writers Kate Atkinson, J.K. Rowling, Ian Rankin and Alexander McCall Smith as well as earlier writers such as Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson. Other writers, like popular American novelist Diana Gabaldon, have set their novels in Scotland. Participants on this tour will experience sights that add modern and historical context to their experience of literature.

Tour led by instructor and award-winning news reporter and editor Tracy Sherlock.